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If there was one thing at the forefront of the minds of French voters, with the upcoming presidential election, it would be the current economic crisis focusing mainly on the failing euro. (Hey, Big Spender) This paper will summarize three articles that relate to the failing euro and the French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s role in this issue, part of a possible solution of getting it back on track in “Going Dutch” by Martin Feldstien, in the “The Failure of the Euro” from Foreign Affairs, “Hey, Big Spender” from The Economist, and Eduardo Cue, in the “Prospects Are Good for New Plan from Merkel,Sarkozy” from U.S. News and World Report. European nations are required to become integrated and unified as a whole to participate and enhance Europe’s role in world affairs abroad. One of the main ideas to begin this integration was the trial of creating a unified currency system that is now increasingly being recognized as a experiment that has vehemently failed. This failure was not an accident or the result of bureaucratic mismanagement but rather the inevitable consequences of imposing a single currency on a very heterogeneous group of countries. The adverse consequences of the failing euro on the European economies include the current debt crises, fragile conditions of numerous banks, high levels of unemployment, and large trade deficits. (Feldstein) Lately, worries about the stability of the euro reached a high as Italy's bond yield, indicative of the rate it would pay to borrow on markets, jumped to record peaks above the 7 percent margins. This level is considered unsustainable and has eventually forced Greece, Ireland and Portugal to require financial aid. Due to the widespread failing of the currency market Europe cannot afford to rescue them with the crisis falling on their doorsteps as well.
The French people tuned in to Nicolas Sarkozy’s television…...

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[Country report: france] |
The report contains an overall analysis of France as a business destination for trade and new business ventures. We have adopted the PESTEL Analysis methodology to arrive to our conclusion. |
INDEX
1. Introduction
2. Timeline: France
3.1 History
3.2 Present
3.3 Future
3. PESTEL Analysis
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4.5 Economic
4.6 Social
4.7 Technological
4.8 Environmental
4.9 Legal
4. Summery
5. Conclusion
6. Bibliography
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regionsdefrance.wikispaces.com
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Paris
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goparis.about.com
studentadventures.co.uk
www.britannica.com
carmellysweet.blogspot.com
Normandy
Visit the historical sites and appreciate the amazing medieval architectures and monuments.
thebesttraveldestinations.com
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Canoe down the Dordogne River Valley to see prehistoric cave paintings or taste one of the finest wines in the Medoc.
Aquitaine
www.viator.com
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